Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-22

The Adams troupe ia playing to good
houses. and giving satisfaction.
Messrs. Taylor & Lesueur have moved
their Office to the room over Graham q Nor
rison's.
James Stapleton, for carrying concealed
weapons, was yesterday sentenced to five
days In the county jail.
Chas. Lee, for stealing a coat from a hotel
man, and Martha Claus, for stealing geese,
were brought up from Higginsville, yesterday,
and put in Jail by Deputy Sheriff jackson.
Mr.. j. S. Davis closed his school, at Linn
| Grove, last week, with the best average that
1t has made for years. The literary society
continues to hold its meetings on Saturday
nights.
On the roll of honor In the Dover school,
last month. are the names of Charlie Plat
tenburg, Brsiden HARDWOOD, Dora Haggard,
Hugh VIM, Nellie Lewis, Jake HARDWOOD
and Charlie Vim.
"Well, you've sold my cow" said MIR. Jno.
E. Robinson, Thursday. You sold her way
out in the country" Certainly: W. always
sell EN-. If you have anything to sell ad-
vertise 1t IN the Intelligencer.
The second day of February is by many
considered to be the only true and genuine
ground hog day. Are there no old fashioned
Pennsylvania Dutchmen in the county who
can settle this important matter beyond dis
puteg
Samuel Pool. a young man living near Ma
poleon. was put In Jail here, last Saturday
night, charged with having seduced, under
promise of marriage, Miss Kreutz, daughter
of Mr.. Frederick Kreutz, of Clay township.
He proposes now to repair the injury by
marrying the girl.
Important interview We met Mr.. ALT
Young, Thursday, aud he told US that the
real ground hog day Is February IA: and that
If it IS q clear day IL will be six weeks there
after before the backbone of winter will be
broken. II 1t Is a cloudy day the old things
backbone may be considered as already
busted.
HiggInsville has sent 3 committee TO Fort
Scott and placed herself In communication
with Mr.. Harris, who has made her u very
easy proposition 10 secure his projected road.
He only asks $1,000 per mile, the right Of
way. and 8 acres for depot grounds. That is
easy enough. If Higginsville don't meet that
demand 1t does not want the road.
Mr. II. N. ThOrp will sell, at public auc.
ton, on the X. D. Bledsoe farm, q miles south
of Lexington, and four miles north OF May
view, on the Warrensbure road, on Tuesday
February l, 1887, l span of gray work mules
l lot of corn in the crib; l brood sow; l lot o.
bacon; l lot of home made molasses; house.
hold and kitchen furnlture; farming nipple
ments, etc., etc. Terms cash.
Mr.. Frank Hildebrand,a very worthy gen.
tleman. q farmer, who lives near Corder
dreamed last Friday night that a large
quantity of Ice had fallen on him. Surf
snougb,on Saturday, as he was putting up ice
a large block, weighing $50 to 200 pounds, fell
upon his abdomen, crushing him to the
ground, and it Is thought he will die from tb,
injury.
''The Mouse Trap:'-One of the pleasant
est of the season occurred Friday evening a
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Emison Chan
slor. The occasion which drew the youn,
people together was that OF witnessing
farce, entitled THE Mouse-Trap." one o
Howell's funniest and best. Miss JESSIE
Atkinson, as Mrs. Any Somers, bright. prett,
and stylish, played the part of the timi,
soeA6 a. ShS StSos
upon the chair, pleading for sympathy an,
protection, more than one manly heart long
ed to nv to the rescue and save her, ia that
her hour of peril. The assurance of the gal
= liant Campbell, (Mr. W. A. McCausla nd
that there was not, and never had been an
mouse, only served to increase the ire OF tn
pretty widow, who assured him that if b.
could say there was a mouse in the room whel
there wasn't, be was quite capable of sayin,
there wasn't, when there was. Miss Atkinson
l expressed herself, in a clear, distinct manner
i which pleased every one; her gestures wer
+ graceful, and her affectatlon of terror an
l alarm, we'll feisned. Mr.. McCausla nd, q
Willie Campbell, made a capital young hero
= and seemed quite equal in the trying sit Ia
> ton, that of playing the intruder, ''in a rose
: bud garden of girls" He spoke with fore
y and precision. and appeared entirely uncon
y sclous OF the many daagsyS surrounding hin
. Miss Ella Nickel, a, Jane, was quite u hit
J and her extreme willingness to retire frol
service if she only "dared to get dupa," quit
> brought down the house. Miss Maggie Rict
+ ardson was charming as Agnes. She thre'
q great deal Of feeling into her part, and he
endeavors at proposing avenues of escap,
quite ingenious. Miss Myrtle Russell wa
u lovely as Mrs. Miller. Miss Bette Waddel
4 as Mrs. Curwen, evoked quite tue qu
3 posing upon the center table. Thanks al
due to Mr.. and Mrs. Chsnslor. who politel
u offered their parlors for the occasion. and th
u pleasant and hospltable manner In who
{ they entertained the guests after the pla,
Among those present were: - Misses L
Smith, of st. Joseph; Nettie Wallace, Magg
U Richardson. Bette Waddell, Myrtle Russell
Ella Nickel. iona Ryland, Floyd Scarce,
Ada Moore. Jessie Atkinson, Belle Grave
. and Belle Wallace. Messrs. Walter Waddel
p Jas. Moorehead. Seth Serst. Beavers, Earnel
McCausland, Lilburn Shields, Geo. Logal
- Ed. Rylsnd, Walter McCsusland, Ware
, Rhodes, VIII Quarles, Eph. King. Evs
8 Young AMI Geo. Wilson.